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Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup Winner as Both Player and Coach for Germany, Dies at 78

FIFA executive committee member Franz Beckenbauer smiles during the FIFA Soccer World Cup award ceremony at the Adidas headquarters in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. (AP)
FIFA executive committee member Franz Beckenbauer smiles during the FIFA Soccer World Cup award ceremony at the Adidas headquarters in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. (AP)
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Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup Winner as Both Player and Coach for Germany, Dies at 78

FIFA executive committee member Franz Beckenbauer smiles during the FIFA Soccer World Cup award ceremony at the Adidas headquarters in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. (AP)
FIFA executive committee member Franz Beckenbauer smiles during the FIFA Soccer World Cup award ceremony at the Adidas headquarters in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. (AP)

Franz Beckenbauer, the German soccer great who helped his country win the World Cup both as player and coach, has died, news agency dpa reported Monday. He was 78.

“It is with deep sadness that we announce that my husband and our father, Franz Beckenbauer, passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his family,” the family said in a statement to dpa, the German news agency. “We ask that we be allowed grieve in peace and spared any questions.”

The statement did not provide a cause of death.

As a player and coach, Beckenbauer did more than most to shape German soccer. He captained West Germany to the World Cup title in 1974. He also coached the national side that won the 1990 World Cup final against Argentina.

In recent years the former Bayern Munich great struggled with health problems.

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Dakar Rally 2025: Stage 3 Begins in Bisha, Saudi Arabia

US driver Mitch Guthrie Jr steers his car assisted by co-driver Kellon Walch during stage 2B of the 47th Dakar Rally between Bisha and Bisha, in Saudi Arabia, on January 6, 2025. (AFP)
US driver Mitch Guthrie Jr steers his car assisted by co-driver Kellon Walch during stage 2B of the 47th Dakar Rally between Bisha and Bisha, in Saudi Arabia, on January 6, 2025. (AFP)
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Dakar Rally 2025: Stage 3 Begins in Bisha, Saudi Arabia

US driver Mitch Guthrie Jr steers his car assisted by co-driver Kellon Walch during stage 2B of the 47th Dakar Rally between Bisha and Bisha, in Saudi Arabia, on January 6, 2025. (AFP)
US driver Mitch Guthrie Jr steers his car assisted by co-driver Kellon Walch during stage 2B of the 47th Dakar Rally between Bisha and Bisha, in Saudi Arabia, on January 6, 2025. (AFP)

The third stage of the Dakar Rally 2025, which is being held in Saudi Arabia for the sixth consecutive year, started Tuesday and will continue until January 17. Competitors began the stage in Bisha Governorate and will finish in Al Hanakiyah, covering a total distance of 894 km, including a timed special stage of 327 km, the Saudi Press Agency said on Wednesday.
The fourth stage of the event will start today from Al Hanakiyah and conclude in AlUla Governorate, covering a total distance of 588 km, including a timed special stage of 415 km.
Drivers will face significant challenges in this stage as they will not be able to rely on mechanical support teams.